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A "rescue package" has been agreed to that will lead to Britain’s Olympic sports "being spared funding cuts in the run-up to Tokyo 2020," according to Martyn Ziegler of the LONDON TIMES. The government has "agreed to cover an anticipated shortfall of National Lottery income" of more than &poun...

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BBC commentator and former tennis player Andrew Castle has "risked sparking another Wimbledon sexism row after making comments about the appearance of the girlfriend of Brit-of-the-moment Marcus Willis," according to Jamie Grierson of the London GUARDIAN. During Willis’s second-round match aga ...

Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle said that it "will receive no compensation" from the Scottish Professional Football League over the '16-17 season fixtures row, according to Alan Clark of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Thistle, Motherwell and Hamilton "all claimed to be unfairly treated after e ...

Sky has "ramped up its battle with BT with the launch of a new version of its Now TV service allowing customers to sign up to monthly pay-TV," broadband and phone bundles without a contract -- which the broadcaster "claims is the first plan of its kind" in the U.K., according to Jasper Jackson of th ...

Serena Williams' outfit on Tuesday "stole the show" during her first-round match at Wimbledon, as she "emerged in a high-collared dress with a tight bodice that flowed into a pleated skirt," according to Chris Chase of FOX SPORTS. Williams' look was a "nice coup for Nike, which entered Wimbledon wit ...

The FA "is set to make the introduction of a winter break a key part of wholesale changes to the structure of the game, in response to England’s latest tournament failure," according to Martyn Ziegler of the LONDON TIMES. FA CEO Martin Glenn identified a winter break as being among the ch ...

Football finance expert Esteve Calzada said that the U.K.'s exit from the European Union could trigger an "aggressive summer of Premier League spending and increased transfer fees," according to Jefferson Lake of SKY SPORTS. The amount British clubs will pay to buy players from abroad "should i ...

The BBC "is stockpiling suitable programming" in preparation for the start of a dedicated 4K/ultra high-definition (UHD) channel, according to Chris Forrester of ADVANCED TELEVISION. The network, as part of its relationship with commercial arm BBC Worldwide, "has been producing 4K programming f ...

FA CEO Martin Glenn said that "nationality will not be an issue when the new England coach is appointed," according to Brian Dodds of SKY SPORTS. Glenn was facing the press alongside Roy Hodgson, "who resigned minutes after his side's ignominious exit from Euro 2016 at the hands of Iceland on M ...

The Royal & Ancient "welcomed the news that Muirfield wants to hold a fresh ballot over whether to admit women members, just six weeks after the golf club rejected the proposal," according to the London TELEGRAPH. A two-thirds majority "was required to alter the Scottish club's constitution" but ...

Spectators arriving at Wimbledon this week may notice that "one noise will be missing," according to the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. Namely, the 110-decibel cry of a certain blonde Russian, "whose grunts (supposedly as loud as a pneumatic drill) have attracted scores of complaints over the years." Maria ...